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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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